Ion the Prize

Ion the Prize
Appears in	Mario Party 8
Type	Duel minigame
Time limit	30 seconds
Music track	Feelin' Cyber
Music sample

Ion the Prize is a Duel minigame in Mario Party 8, as well as a single-player minigame in Test for the Best. Its name comes from the phrase "eyes on the prize," which refers to staying focused on a positive outcome or goal.

Introduction

The two players are in some sort of space lab and are encased in capsules. A yellow seesaw-like object appears above them. The game then begins.

Gameplay

The objective is to sort as many green and pink blobs into their proper containers as possible by tilting the yellow panel by using the Wii Remote. The blobs fall down at a steady rate, and the colors have no pattern. During the last five seconds, the speed of the blobs increases substantially. The player that sorts more blobs correctly within the time limit wins. If neither player sorts any blobs or if both players sort the same number of blobs correctly, the minigame ends in a tie.

Ending

The winner cheers as the pink and green containers retract into the alcoves on either side of the player, the metallic doors close, and the nozzle on the ceiling retracts, replaced by a hologram of a swirling fireball. If a tie occurs, both players' pink and green containers do not retract and the lights go out.

Test for the Best

In Test for the Best, the player plays alone in this minigame and must sort as many blobs to the right color as possible within 30 seconds. The scores required to earn a certain point total are as follows:

Grade	Points earned	Score required in minigame (NTSC)	Score required in minigame (PAL)	Title
A+	1,000	58 blobs	50 blobs	Quicksilver Separator
A	900	52 blobs	45 blobs	Superior Separator
B	800	46 blobs	40 blobs	Skilled Separator
C	700	40 blobs	35 blobs	Semi-Separator
D	600	34 blobs	30 blobs	Radio-Inactive
F	0	N/A	N/A	Complete Meltdown

It is possible to get a score of 59 to 62 (NTSC)/51 to 54 (PAL) blobs; if this is achieved, the player receives no more than 1,000 points.

Controls

• Wii Remote: Tilt sorter
• Buttons: None

In-game text

• Rules – "Tilt the sorting device to pour the colored blobs into their appropriate containers."
• Hint – "Tilt your panel just right to get blobs into the containers. Don't tilt too far, or you won't have time to react!"

See also

• Movin' Mushrooms
• Twist and Sort

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	いろわけパニック[?] Irowake panikku	Color Coding Panic
French	Mise à l'Éprouvette[?]	Pun on "éprouvette" (test tube) and "mise à l'épreuve" (put to the test)
German	Teilchenteiler[?]	Particle Divider
Italian	Divis-Ioni[?]	Divis-Ions
Korean	나눠 담기 패닉[?] Nanwo Damgi Paenig	Share Panic
Spanish	Mezcla imperfecta[?]	Imperfect Blend